Each box bears the establishment number "410" inside the USDA seal of inspection.

Problem/Reason for Recall:The products may contain portions of the backbone from a cow just over the 30-month age limit, imported for slaughter from Canada. Both ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection were done on the cow in question. FSIS inspection program personnel determined the cow to be healthy and fit for human food.

On this animal all specified risk materials (SRM) were removed, with the exception of portions of the vertebral column. This is the reason for the recall of the selected products.

How/When Discovered: FSIS learned about this as a result of a Canadian audit of the health certificate of the imported cow. Prior to slaughter, the health certificate accompanying the cow was presented to the establishment, and it appeared complete and accurate. However, a subsequent audit of information related to the health certificate by Canadian officials found that it was not accurate. Action has been taken by Canadian Food Inspection Agency officials in response to findings from the audit.